Spain's car plants shut as fuel protests mount
11/06/08 13:48 Filed in: International | Protest
Emma Pinedo and Ben Harding
MADRID, June 11 (Reuters) - Spain's car industry came to a virtual standstill on Wednesday because of a nationwide strike by truck drivers angry at the soaring price of fuel.
The car makers' association Anfac said all of Spain's 18 car factories, which produce 13,000 vehicles a day and account for about 5 percent of Spain's GDP, would be out of action by Thursday because of a lack of parts and fuel.
Read the rest: AlterNet
MADRID, June 11 (Reuters) - Spain's car industry came to a virtual standstill on Wednesday because of a nationwide strike by truck drivers angry at the soaring price of fuel.
The car makers' association Anfac said all of Spain's 18 car factories, which produce 13,000 vehicles a day and account for about 5 percent of Spain's GDP, would be out of action by Thursday because of a lack of parts and fuel.
Read the rest: AlterNet
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